ROBERT W. COLEY

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Brunswick, Ga. ***20

aced77@r.postjobfree.com

912-***-**** (Primary Mobile)

Remote Opportunities Preferred

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

. Senior XenApp - Xendesktop(VDI) - Netscaler - XenServer

and VMware Specialist with more than 15 years of Network

Engineering and Systems Administration experience in

support of DoD, Federal Government and commercial

enterprises.

. Implementation of Large 5000 + user XenApp, XenDesktop and

Netscaler Server Load Balance farm. Utilized PVS for

Vdisk provision and VDI.

. More than 10 years of experience with VMware, including

heavy utilization of Platespin.

. Completed an implementation/infrastructure design of a

large scale Citrix Farm Migration. Migrated 1200 Physical

Citrix Servers, and support Servers to Virtual Servers.

Also utilized VMware for Virtual Servers creation

. Implemented and supported a large virtual environment via VMware ESX

3.0/3.5/4.0/5.0 Vsphere Host servers, with VMotion. Virtual Center

2.0/2.5 and VI Client. Also utilized VMware virtualization for all

Citrix (XenApp) support servers, to include Citrix License server, and

web Interface (CSG) server.

. For the US Army, Human Resources Command, designed and implemented

dual ESX VMware servers which hosted 16 Virtual machines. Utilized

VMotion for fault tolerance of Virtual machines throughout a

migration, implemented a SAN Environment for remote disk space to hold

VM configuration data. Also utilized Virtual Center for configuration

of ESX servers and Virtual machines.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Note: Skill Set follows Citrix Migration Platform 1.8,XP,PS4, XA5 32bits,

XA6.5 64bit, Netscaler up to Firmware Ver. 10.1, XenDesktop 7, PVS 7,

XenMobile (MDM) and (MAM), Appsense 8, Citrix Insight Center 2.0

. HP Blade Implementation and Configuration (ProLiant BL680c G5 Blade)

. Citrix Platform (PS4.5/XenApp 5.0,XenApp 6.0, XenApp 6.5)

. XenServer 6.2, XenMotion and XenStorage

. Citrix XenDesktop 7/7.1

. Citrix Provisioning Server 6.1, 7,7.1

. Citrix Streaming Profiler

. AppSense Environment and Application Manager Ver. 8

. Citrix Netscaler Server Load Balance / Global Server load Balance /CAG

SSL/VPN

. GLSB Proxy DNS and ADNS

. RSA SecurID Ace Server (two-Factor Authentication)

. HBA Fiber Channel SAN Connectivity

. i-SCSI SAN Connectivity

. NetApp San Storage

MILITARY SERVICE

10 years Military Service United State Navy 11/16/88 - 12/08/98 Honorable

Discharge Awarded

EDUCATION

Extensive Management and Leadership Training, United States Navy

Electronic Computer Program Institute, Network Administration, Diploma

Awarded.

DeVry Institute of Technology, Computer Information Systems.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Xenapp/XenDesktop SME, IBM, Global Services, USA

3/2014 - Present (Consultant)

. Implemented Provisioning Server 7.1 upgrade from 6.1

. Converted Production vDisk back to VmWare format for upgrade.

. Streamlined the amount of Master vDisk throughout environment.

. Implemented Auto update of security patches of Master vDisk via SCCM.

. Implementation of a pilot XenApp/XenDesktop 7.5 with Desktop OS (Win8)

deployment

. Netscaler Server Load Balance implementation for Lync, and Exchange

Citrix SME, IBM, Global Services, USA

08/2012 - 03/2014 (Consultant)

. Netscaler SDX 11500, and MPX 11000 series with firmware ver. 9.3 to

10.1 Appliance Implementations and Support of external and internal

dual HA VPX and MPX pairs.

. SLB for Sharepoint 2013, Lync 2013, SAP, SaaS, XML and Web Interface

Backend Servers.

. GSLB Local and Remote site implementation and (ADNS), and Proxy DNS.

. Site Connectivity and monitor via Metric Exchange Protocol (MEP) for

Active-Active, Proximity, and GLSB SpillOver deployments.

. Implementation of Access Gateway and SSL/VPN

. Design amd implementation of large XenApp/XenDesktop Farm

. Utilize Provisioning Server 7 for Vdisk image provisioning for over

100 XenApp Application hosted servers.

. Utilize XenCenter 6.2 to provision Desktop Images for shared and

private mode images.

. Utilize Command Center 5.1 for Netscaler Monitoring and Edge Site for

farm troubleshooting and diagnostics.

. Utilize Insight Center 10.1 for Web Insight and HDX Insight (Netscaler

Visibility and XenApp Visibility Solution)

. Implementation of XenMobile (MDM) and (MAM) via App Controllers for

BYOD iOS, and Android devices. Rendering application via Xenapp 6.5

Server Farm.

. Device management and application isolation (sandbox) of mobile

devices.

Citrix Subject Matter Expert, Adaptix Solution Group(Consultant),

Knoxville, Tn.

8/2012 - 8/2012

. Upgrade of a XenApp 5 W2K3 32Bit Farm to XenApp 5 W2K8 32bit Farm

. Utilize Provisioning Server for vDisk implementation for over 500

XenApp/Support Servers

. Implemented Cloud Gateway(Storefront) server for authentication and

enumerating of applications and desktops.

. Upgraded Citrix Profile Manager 2.1 to Citrix Profile Manager 4.1

Citrix Subject Matter Expert, FTI Technology, (Consultant), Ft. Myers, Fla.

10/2011 - 6/2012

. Enterprise Citrix Farm Heath Checks and recommendations.

. Small Xendesktop 5.0 Pilot Deployment, Citrix XA6 Farm deployment,

PVS 5.2 Farm deployment and, Appsense Environment Management Profile

Management Deployment

Training, Citrix Systems, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

08/2011 - 09/2011

. Beta testing of New Citrix Products Mobile Laptops On-Off Line VDI

Solutions

. XenClient 1/Citrix Synchronizer

Virtualization Architect, SurePower Consultant (Consultant), Bowie, Md

01/2011 - 07/30/2011

. Consolidated over 200 physical servers to Red Hat Linux

5.4 Virtual Servers via Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

Hypervisor. ( RHEV-H)

. Utilized RHEV-Manager for VI Management for 3 different

sites across the Eastern Seaboard.

. Utilized Acronis Backup & Recovery Virtual edition as P2V

Solution

. Implemented and design large scale Virtual Infrastructure to

Host large scale IBM Tivoli Event Management servers for

Large Enterprise Aerospace corporation.

Citrix Integration Architect, Plan B Technology (Consultant),

Bowie, MD

11/2010 - 1/2011

. Implementation of a large scale Microsoft Office

Communicator with XenApp 6

. Implemented VDI via XenDesktop for 50 Windows 7 Virtual

Desktops.

. Implementation of a Enterprise Citrix License Server for

five DLA Citrix sites.

. Utilized HDX for Audio and Voice performance with OCS over

a Xenapp 6 environment

. Implementation of Dual Netscalers( MDX) 9.1 for GSLB, SLB,

and CAG

. Implemented a Pilot Netscaler (VPX) Version 9.1

Virtualization Architect, Focus Technology (Consultant), Alexandria, VA

07/2010 - 10/2010

. Migration of 2500 physical servers to Virtual Servers via

VMware Vsphere 4.0

. Utilized Novell Recon for enterprise recon of

physical environment

. Utilized Novell Migrate to convert physical servers into a

large scale VMware Vsphere 4.0 VI.

Sr Citrix Administrator, IBM (Consultant), Richmond, VA

02/2010 - 06/2010

. Implementation/Infrastructure design of large Scale Citrix

Farm Migration.

. Migrated 1200 Physical Citrix Servers, and Support Servers

to Virtual Servers.

. Utilized Acronis True Image for Base Gold Image creation.

. Utilized VMware for Virtual Servers creation.

. Implemented Netscaler 9110 Appliance for Secure Access

Gateway.

. Implemented Dual Netscaler 9110 Appliances for Server Load

balance and Global Server Load Balance between dual sites.

Sr. Citrix Administrator, McGuire Woods Law Firm, Signature Consultant

(Contract) 8/2009 - 1/2010

. Implemented a 10 XenApp 5.0 Server Farm.

. Utilized Citrix Provision Server to create master images to be

deployed to 10 XenApp servers Farm.

. Implemented Pilot VDI via XenDesktop and Vmware View 4.

. Implemented Production VDI via Xendesktop for 50 Windows XP virtual

desktops.

. Utilized Appsense Environment and Application manager to Lockdown

Virtual published desktops for Client access.

. Utilized Citrix Streaming Profiler to profile over 50 applications to

be streamed to XenApp Servers.

. Managed dual Netscaler appliances for web portal and SSL VPN access

for remote clients.

. Implementation of Dual Netscalers ( MDX) 9.1 for GSLB, SLB,

and CAG

Sr. System Administrator/Citrix Expert Subject Matter, USDA/Food Nutrition

Service, Alexandria, Va.

4/2008 - 6/2009

. Responsible for large Citrix Server Farm to include 20 Citrix servers

hosting 25 Applications utilized for over 200 concurrent users.

. Utilized SMS Installer and Wise Package Studio to package applications

for rapid deployment.

. Deployed all Security updates and Application via SMS deployment

tools.

. Utilized SMS 2003 for all Application and update management for all

workstations and servers.

. Generated reports via SMS reporting tools for hardware and software

inventory and Security updates.

. Utilized SMS Remote Control Tools to remotely administer Client

workstation and Server.

. Implementation of Dual Netscalers MDX) 9.1 for GSLB, SLB,

and CAG

. Implemented a Pilot Netscaler (VPX) Version 9.1

. Citrix Secure Gateway implementation utilized for secure web Portal

platform.

. Implemented and supported Large Virtual Environment via VMware ESX

3.0/3.5 Host servers, with VMotion. Virtual Center 2.0/2.5 and VI

Client.

. Administered NetAPP San storage for Virtual servers' configuration

files via i-SCSI and HBA Fiber Channel connectivity.

. Implemented Microsoft Clustering for mission critical applications for

fault tolerance availability.

. Implemented RSA SecurID Ace Server for Two-Factor Authentication

method.

. Performed Citrix Health Checking & maintained audit readiness.

. Utilized VMware virtualization for all Citrix (XenApp) support

servers, to include Citrix License server, and web Interface (CSG)

server.

. Utilized and administered Citrix EdgeSight for Citrix Sever

monitoring.

. Utilized HP ProLiant BL680c G5 Blade Server, within 3 HP Blade System

c7000 Enclosure Rack.

Sr. System Administrator/Citrix Administrator, US Army Human Resources

Command, Alexandria, Va.

2/2005 - 2/2008

. Responsible for Remote Access connectivity for US Army installations

within US and abroad.

. Maintained Citrix Server Farms to include a Two Farm environment

composed of 150 servers per farm, utilizing MetaFrame Access Suite.

. aintained and administered large Metaframe Secure Access Manager

environment, with large Access Center and CDAs.

. Secure Gateway, Secure Ticket Authority, and Web Interface, for Secure

Web Browser connectivity to farms.

. Farms hosted over 30 Applications to support US Military personnel.

. Upgraded Metaframe servers from Metaframe XP FR3 to Presentation

server 4.0/4.5 provided support for remote printing from Citrix

Environment to include a myriad of printers and print drivers.

. Implemented a smart card solution in accordance with US Army CAC

policies, for secure access via Web Interface.

. Maintained IAVA compliance for all servers within environment, with

Security patches and Hot Fixes.

. Implemented a Hot Site solution in St. Louis, Mo, to include a

replicated MetaFrame environment from Alexandria, VA to St. Louis, Mo.

. Trained and supervised three junior engineers on principles of

supporting the current remote access environment.

. Utilized Password Manager for Single Sign On throughout the logon

process.

. Maintained every aspect of the Metaframe environment, Group policies,

AD Account Management, Resource Management, Print Management, Server

and Application Load Balancing.

. Responsible for VPN Solution for remote Users to connect back to

Environment for Mainframe Access. Implemented IAS server for

authentication and accountability for domain Logon via AD to VPN.

. Utilized a Cisco Pix 500 security appliance, to be upgraded to a Cisco

3000 VPN Appliance, via IPSEC protocol and Cisco VPN Client Hosting

over 200 remote VPN users daily.

. Designed and implemented dual ESX VMware servers which hosted 16

Virtual machines.

. Utilized VMotion for fault tolerance of Virtual machines throughout a

migration.

. Implemented a SAN Environment for remote disk space to hold VM

configuration data.

. Utilized Virtual Center for configuration of ESX servers and Virtual

machines.

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